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  2. Punic religion - Wikipedia

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    An important source on the Carthaginian pantheon is a treaty between Hamilcar of Carthage and Philip III of Macedon preserved by the second-century BC Greek historian Polybius which lists the Carthaginian gods under Greek names, in a set of three triads.

  3. Category:Carthaginian mythology - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Carthaginian mythology" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Punic religion; B.

  4. Baal Hammon - Wikipedia

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    The meaning of his first name "Baal" is identified as one of the Phoenician deities covered under the name of Baal. [4] However, the meaning of his second name "Hammon" is a syncretic association with Amun, the god of ancient Libya [5] whose temple was in Siwa Oasis where the only oracle of Amun remained in that part of the Libyan Desert all throughout the ages [6] this connection to Amun ...

  5. Category:Carthage - Wikipedia

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    Carthaginian mythology (2 C, 6 P) P. People from Carthage (3 C, 11 P) Punic language (3 C, 4 P) W. Wars involving Carthage (4 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Carthage"

  6. Tanit - Wikipedia

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    Tanit or Tinnit (Punic: 𐤕𐤍𐤕 Tīnnīt [3]) was a chief deity of Ancient Carthage; she derives from a local Berber deity and the consort of Baal Hammon. [a] [5] [6] As Ammon is a local Libyan deity, [7] so is Tannit, who represents the matriarchal aspect of Numidian society, [2] whom the Egyptians identify as Neith and the Greeks identify as Athena.

  7. List of Carthaginians - Wikipedia

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    Hamilcar the Rhodian — possibly Carthaginian spy in the entourage of Alexander the Great, executed when returning to Carthage Hamilcar, son of Gisgo and grandson to Hanno the Great (d. 309 BC) — commander in the Third Sicilian War, captured during the Siege of Syracuse and then killed in 309 BC

  8. Sign of Tanit - Wikipedia

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    The sign of Tanit or sign of Tinnit is an anthropomorph symbol of the Punic goddess Tanit, present on many archaeological remains of the Carthaginian civilization.. The symbol has many variants, but the basic form consists of a disc on top of a triangle, separated by a horizontal line, like a schematic image of a person.

  9. Hasdrubal I of Carthage - Wikipedia

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    In the mid 520s BC, Hasdrubal, along with his brother Hamilcar I, launched an expedition against Sardinia. [2]Hasdrubal was elected as "King" eleven times, was granted a triumph four times (the only Carthaginian to receive this honour – there is no record of anyone else being honoured to that extent by Carthage) and died of his battle wounds received in Sardinia. [3]